Class 10 Geography - Chapter 1: Resources and Development
MCQs - From the Start of the Chapter
Topic: Definition and Types of Resources
1. Which of the following is the correct definition of a resource?
A. Anything which is found in nature
B. Anything that has utility and can satisfy human wants
C. Anything which is man-made
D. Anything that is costly
Answer: B
2. Which of the following factors helps in transforming a substance into a resource?
A. Time
B. Technology
C. Human beings
D. All of the above
Answer: D
3. Which of the following is an example of a human-made resource?
A. Air
B. Water
C. Buildings
D. Forest
Answer: C
4. Which of these is a biotic resource?
A. Land
B. Water
C. Air
D. Animals
Answer: D
5. Which of these is an abiotic resource?
A. Plants
B. Human beings
Class 10 Geography - Chapter 1: Resources and Development
MCQs - From the Start of the Chapter
C. Rocks
D. Insects
Answer: C
6. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A. Natural gas
B. Coal
C. Solar energy
D. Petroleum
Answer: C
7. Which of these is a non-renewable resource?
A. Wind energy
B. Forests
C. Wildlife
D. Minerals
Answer: D
8. On the basis of ownership, which of the following is a community-owned resource?
A. Individual farmland
B. Forest used by villagers
C. Government buildings
D. Factory land
Answer: B
9. Which of these is a national resource?
A. Railway network
B. Playground in a society
C. Private terrace garden
D. Your school lab
Answer: A
10. On the basis of development, resources that are surveyed but not yet used are called:
Class 10 Geography - Chapter 1: Resources and Development
MCQs - From the Start of the Chapter
A. Developed resources
B. Actual resources
C. Potential resources
D. Stock resources
Answer: C